Controversial scene removed from Sai Pallavi's film 'Amaran', decision taken after receiving legal notice

Amaran: The controversial scene has been removed from Sai Pallavi and Sivakarthikeyan's film 'Amaran'. This decision was taken by the makers when they received a legal notice demanding compensation of Rs 1.1.

Mon, 09 Dec 2024 07:51 PM (IST)
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Controversial scene removed from Sai Pallavi's film 'Amaran', decision taken after receiving legal notice
Controversial scene removed from Sai Pallavi's film 'Amaran', decision taken after receiving legal notice

A controversy in a scene from Sai Pallavi and Sivakarthikeyan's film 'Amaran', which has now been removed from the film. This step has been taken by the makers after receiving a legal notice demanding compensation of Rs 1.1. Chennai student Vagisan sued the 'Amaran' makers over the continuous calls being made by Sai Pallavi's fans, after which those scenes were removed. The film is currently streaming on OTT platforms. 

Actually, in the film 'Amaran' of Sai Pallavi and Sivakarthikeyan, there is a scene where actress Sai Pallavi writes her phone number on a piece of paper and throws it at the hero. That number actually belongs to Vageesan, a student from Chennai in real life. People started calling the number shown in the film thinking it to be Sai's number. Initially, he did not know the reason and muted his phone, but the number of calls manifold, after which Vageesan raised the issue on social media, tagging the film's director Rajkumar Periyasamy, and lead actor Sivakarthikeyan, and demanding a solution.

Vageesan later sent a legal notice for the "untold difficulties and mental agony" caused by the scene when there was no response to his requests. He has demanded the removal of his phone number from the film immediately. He said, "I do not want to change my phone number due to this issue as it is linked to my Aadhaar, bank cards, and other educational platforms."

Talking about the performance of 'Amaran', this film was released in October this year. According to the report of SaccNilk, the film collected a total of 252 crores. Now, it has been released on OTT. The film is streaming on Netflix from 5 December.